wf082: AFC Women’s Champions Leagues Quarterfinals

[Blogger’s Prediction]
The blogger has been too busy with spring farm work to find time to write this section. My apologies.

[Overall Review]
Beleza, Naegohyang, and Melbourne all won their quarter-final matches as home teams although Naegohyang’s match was held at a neutral venue in Laos. Suwon secured a comfortable 0-4 victory away from home. Melbourne had a close match against PFC NASAF, conceding a tie once but scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute.
The semi-finals and final will be held centrally at the Suwon Sports Complex on May 20th and May 23rd, respectively. The semi-final matchups are as follows. The second match is particularly noteworthy as a team from DPR Korea will be playing against a team from Korea Rep. at the latter’s home.
SF1: Melbourne vs Beleza
SF2: Naegohyang vs Suwon


[ Results of AFC Women’s Champions League (AWCL) Quarterfinals]

QF1 (3/28): Beleza (JPN) 5-0 Stallion Laguna PC (PHI) at Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
Beleza’s goals: M. Hiwatari (41’), N. Kitamura (48’), H. Naomoto (71’), M. Matunaga (82’), R. Ujihara (85’)
Ball possession: 74:26

QF2 (3/28): Naegohyang FC (PRK) 3-0 Ho Chi Minh City (VIE) at LAO National Stadium KM16, Vientiane, Laos
Naegohyang’s goals: H.-Y. Kim (40’), K. Jong (66’), K.-Y. Kim (85’)
Ball possession: 65:35

QF3 (3/29): Melbourne City (AUS) 2-1 PFC NASAF (UZB) at Home of the Matildas Main Pitch, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne City’s goals: H. McNamara (38’), C. Uchendu (89’)
PFC NASAF’s goal: Z. Mamatkarinova (42’)
Ball possession: 60:40

QF4 (3/29): Wuhan Jiangda (CHN) 0-4 Suwon (KOR) at Hankou Culture Sports Centre, Wuhan, China
Suwon’s goals: S.-Y. Ji (11’), H. Suzuki (35’), H.-R. Kim (48’), M.-J. Jeon (90’+3)
Ball possession: 52:48
Nadeshiko players in Suwon: A. Nishikawa and H. Suzuki.